As promised, here’s the third instalment of our Plastic Free July posts. This time we’re tackling the household haven of all things plastic – the bathroom. Below are a few tips on how to dramatically cut down on pesky polluting packaging. Switch shampoo – A recent clear-out of my bathroom unearthed about 5 different bottles … More Better Sustainability – Plastic Free July: part 3, bathroom
One of the key areas where waste is generated at home is the kitchen. This post will give you a few simple tips about how you can reduce this. No more paper towels. They are so commonplace nowadays it’s hard to remember life before kitchen roll. However, they’re totally unnecessary. They also come wrapped in … More Better Sustainability – Plastic Free July: part 2, kitchen
When going vegan or cutting down on dairy, the pizza issue is a big one for many, including me. Let me be clear: I LOVE PIZZA. Truly, madly, deeply. I could eat it every day. I am edging ever closer to 100% veganism but pizza is an on-going stumbling block for me. So when I … More Better Pizza – Pizza Express
Plastic is everywhere. If you take a quick look around the area you are in right now, how much plastic can you see? Of those items, how many are single-use? Thankfully, when I do that now I see no disposable items but I know that just a few months ago the story would have been … More Better sustainability – Plastic Free July: part 1
Lucy and I first heard about The Community Farm when we spoke at Medsin back in March. Angela, one of the trustees was a fellow speaker and shared the story of the project passionately. They are a community project, the land being owned by over 500 local people who invested back when they began in … More Better lifestyle – Community Farm volunteering
Back in May, along with a few thousand others, Lucy and I attended Bristol’s much-loved Vegfest. This was my first time visiting the festival as a full-time vegetarian and an almost vegan. My first experience of the festival was back in 2015 when I visited with a veggie friend. At the time I was a … More Better eating – Bristol Vegfest
It seems that, like most people, I have gone my whole life without finding any joy, fun or excitement from buying toilet roll… but that was until I ordered a big ol’ box of loo roll from Who Gives A Crap. https://uk.whogivesacrap.org/collections/all As I am trying to live as sustainably as possible, finding toilet roll made from 100% recycled paper and free from inks, dyes … More Better toilet roll – Who Gives A Crap
